Synonyms and Antonyms of perish
1
to stop living
- 12 people perished in the plane crash
check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, die, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], part, pass (on), pass away, peg out [chiefly British], pop off, step out, succumb
2
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
- after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fester, foul, mold, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil
sour, turn, turn off [British]
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint
addle, curdle, ferment
mortify
rust
crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
age, develop, grow, mature, ripen
refresh, renew, restore
cleanse, purify
assemble, compose, integrate
ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
